Jonny Andersson

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Jonny Andersson
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Born (1964-04-25) 25 April 1964 (age 59)
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Current teamRetired

Jonny Andersson (born 25 April 1964 in Kungsbacka, Sweden), is a former Swedish International motorcycle trials rider. Andersson was the Swedish National Trials Champion in 1985 and the Canadian National Trials Champion in 1987 and 1988. [1]

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Biography

Andersson was Swedish National Trials champion in 1985, and a member of the Swedish Trial des Nations team that finished 5th in Piano Rancho, Italy. The other team members were Lars Karlsson, Urban Lindholm and Martin Karlsson. [2]

After relocating to Texas, Andersson competed in North America during the 1987 season. He finished 3rd in the US NATC Pro series behind former world champion Bernie Schreiber and Ryan Young. Riding a little further north he won the Canadian CMA National Trials Championship. [3]

He retained his Canadian title in 1988 and moved up to 2nd place in the NATC final standings, beaten by Ryan Young. [3]

1989 was to be Andersson's final year in North America. He once again finished runner-up in the NATC Pro series to Young, after winning the Texas, Utah and both final Washington rounds. [4]

National Trials Championship Career

[5]

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Rd
8
Rd
9
PointsPosNotes
1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Champ Yamaha 1stSwedish Champion
1987 Flag of the United States.svg NATC Pro Honda 3rd
1987 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CMA Champ Honda 1stCanadian Champion
1988 Flag of the United States.svg NATC Pro Honda 2nd
1988 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CMA Champ Honda 1stCanadian Champion
1989 Flag of the United States.svg NATC Pro Honda NY
2
OH
2
TN
2
TX
1
TX
2
UT
1
CO
2
WA
1
WA
1
722nd

International Trials Championship Career

[6] [7]

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Rd
8
Rd
9
Rd
10
Rd
11
Rd
12
PointsPosNotes
1984FIM World Championship Yamaha SPA
11
BEL
13
GBR
11
IRL
18
FRA
17
GER
10
USA
8
CAN
10
AUT
15
ITA
12
FIN
-
SWE
-
38 15th
1985FIM World Championship Yamaha SPA
14
BEL
17
GBR
7
IRL
10
FRA
16
USA
7
AUT
19
POL
22
FIN
23
SWE
7
SWI
15
GER
35
3613th

Honors

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